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IRNA: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead

 

Ali Khamenei. Photo courtesy of Reuters
Ali Khamenei. Photo courtesy of Reuters
MINSK, 1 March (BelTA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. The Iranian authorities declared 40 days of public mourning, the IRNA news agency informs.

According to media reports, seven days of public holidays were announced in addition to the 40 days of mourning to commemorate Khamenei’s death.

The IRNA news agency reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the judiciary, and one of the members of the Guardian Council will temporarily lead the republic. What powers they will be vested with and how long the transitional period will last has not been specified.  
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